Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) elegans Kraatz, 1873
[= Dorcadion viturati Pic, 1903]

Subfamilia: LAMIINAE  /  Tribus: DORCADIINI
Dorcadion elegans
[Photo © P.Jelínek & M.Hoskovec]

Body length:♂♂ 8.5 - 11.5 mm / ♀♀ 10 - 13 mm
Life cycle:1 year
Adults in:beginning of April - second decade of May
Host plant:roots of grasses (Poaceae)
Distribution:Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine


Depicted beetles were collected in Chervona Khvylya village (Червона Хвиля; Velykyi Burluk District, Kharkov region, Ukraine) on April 19, 2014.


Subfamilia: Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Tribus: Dorcadiini Thomson, 1860
Genus: Dorcadion Dalman, 1817
Subgenus: Cribridorcadion Pic, 1901
Species: Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) elegans Kraatz, 1873